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Broadcasters
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Sony names trio of TV chiefs
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has set a new management team following the departures of Jamie…
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Kids on-demand service joints Freesat
Free UK kids programming on-demand service Ketchup TV has joined free-to-view digital satellite operator Freesat’s…
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BBC VR study highlights ‘virtual cinema’ potential and headset woes
The ability of virtual reality to remove distractions and enable viewers to enjoy an immersive…
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Reduced costs and digital channels boost TF1
Reduced costs thanks to be absence of the Euro 2016 football championship helped boost TF1’s…
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MTG closes Kongregate acquisition
Modern Times Group (MTG) has closed its US$55 million acquisition of US games publisher and…
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Scripps expands HGTV to South Korea
Scripps Networks Interactive is further expanding its global home and lifestyle channel HGTV with a…
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Ex-MTV exec joins A+E
Former MTV development chief Eli Lehrer has joined A+E Networks, as A&E channel chief Rob…
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Eurosport extends grip on Tour de France
Discovery-owned Eurosport has extended its deal to cover the Tour de France cycling competition until…
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Sky bid ‘will be referred’ in absence of new evidence
UK secretary of state for digital culture, media and sport Karen Bradley has pushed back…
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BBC: reaching young people a major ‘strategic issue’
Successfully reaching young people is “one of the single biggest strategic issues” now facing the…
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Discovery hires Twitter TV chief
Discovery Communications has hired the global head of TV at social media service Twitter, Fred…
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Viacom launches Daily Show on Amazon’s Alexa in the UK
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is launching a spin-off digest of The Daily Show with…
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CSA relaxes ad restrictions for TF1
The French media regulator, the CSA, has relaxed advertising restrictions placed on leading commercial broadcaster…
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BBCWW names new Western Europe chief
BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) has named Nick Percy as executive vice president in Western Europe. Percy…
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No FTA matches as Mediapro secures Champions League rights
Spanish free and pay TV broadcaster Mediapro has secured exclusive rights to the Champions League…
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BBCWW upbeat despite drop in cash returns
The BBC’s commercial arm reported a year-on-year increase in sales and profits, but cash returns…
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Report: Discovery back in merger talks with Scripps
Discovery Communications is reportedly in merger talks with Scripps Networks Interactive. According to a Reuters…
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Orange ups stakes in retrans dispute with TF1
Orange has filed a legal complaint against leading French commercial broadcaster TF1 over the ongoing…
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Intelsat adopts new structure and hires TWC exec for media
Intelsat has reorganised its management team with a new structure based on its three core…
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NBC hires ex-Endemol Shine unscripted exec
US broadcaster NBC has hired former Endemol Shine North America unscripted production chief Linda Giambrone….
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Newstag launches Arabic streaming service
Stockholm-based crowd-curated news service Newstag is to launch a new Arabic service, providing a stream…
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Modern Times Group boosted by Nordic TV and InnoGames
Modern Times Group’s Nordic entertainment group and its newly majority-owned games subsidiary InnoGames contributed to…
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BBC breaks Wimbledon streaming record
The BBC served 24.1 million stream requests during Wimbledon this year, making it the most-streamed…
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Dave and Home to launch on Freesat
UK channel provider UKTV is to launch comedy channel Dave and home-and-garden channel Home on…
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Sky decision likely to be pushed back as Bradley weighs evidence
A decision on whether 21st Century Fox’s acquisition of Sky can go ahead may not…
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EasyJet boss McCall named ITV CEO
The CEO of low-cost carrier EasyJet, Carolyn McCall, is to become chief executive of leading…
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BBC changes US news partner
BBC News and CBS news have struck an editorial and newsgathering partnership that will allow…
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Netflix among top five ‘must keep’ TV brands in US
Netflix now ranks among the top five ‘must keep’ TV brands in the US, above…
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Cartoon Network Premium SVOD service to launch on Portugal’s Meo
Altice-owned Portuguese service provider PT Telecom/Meo has launched new subscription video-on-demand service from Turner, Cartoon…
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AT&T reportedly planning new role for CEO in post-merger reorganisation
AT&T is to follow up its US$85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner with a management…